Draining-rack.



No. 632,899. Patented Sept. I'2,'l899.

J. N. 81. J. T. FIRTH.

DRAINING BACK.

(Application filed July 14, 1599.

(No Model.)

THE NORRIS versus cc. FHGYO-LITHQ. WASHINGTON, u. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES N. FIRTH AND JOSEPH T. FIRTH, OF NEW'BURG, NEYV YORK.

DRAlNlNG-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 632,899, datedSeptember 12, 1899.

7 Application filed July 14,1899. Serial No. 723,874. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that we, J AMES N. FIRTH and .losnPH T. FIRlH,citiZenS ofthe United States, residing at Newburg, in the county of Orange andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDraining- Racks; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use thesame.

The object of our invention is to provide a draining-rack that may beused in connection with any sized washboiler and one that is simple andeffective.

Our invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein the same parts are indicated by the same lettersthroughout the several views.

Figure l is a perspective view of our improved draining-rack in positionon a washboiler. Fig. 2 is a central vertical cross-section through thesame. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section near the front of thesame.

The draining rack is composed of a rectangular receptacle with one sideor-the front open to a line parallel with the bottom of the back, thebottom of which is water-tight and slopes toward the front and center,and a metallic detachable screen adapted to rest within thedraining-rack, as will hereinafter be more fully described.

A represents the body of the draining-rack, the front of which is opento a line parallel with the bottom of the back and which is providedwith a water-tight bottom a, which inclines toward the front and center,as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The body A is also provided with a handle ateach end.

The front D is bent at the top to form a flange D, as shown in Fig. 2,and also provided with an opening A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

0n the inside of the bottom are arranged two projections or brackets AA", as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The detachable metallic screen Bis adapted to rest on the bottom a ofthe body A at the back and on the flange I) in the front, beingsupported in the center by the projections A A". Y

The semicircular cleat C is attached to the bottom a of the body A nearthe rear center, as shown in Fig. 2. hen in position on a boiler, thesloping or inclined formation of the bottom a of the draining-rackprevents it from slipping off, while the semicircular cleat O, which isadapted to engage the outer edge of the top of the boiler, holds it inplace at the end of the boiler.

The clothes when placed in the drainingrack rest on the metallic screenB, thus allowing the water to drain through onto the inclined bottom aand thence through the opening A back into the boiler.

Our invention may be used for many purposes other than draining clothes,as the metallic screen B may be made with meshes of diiierent sizes.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is-- In adraining-rack of the character described, the combination with therectangular body A, the front of which is partially cut away, having awater-tight bottom a which inclines downwardly toward the front andcenter, the detachable metallic screen B; the semicircular cleat 0attached to the body A near the rear center of the bottom a, and handlesby means of which the same may be carried about, all substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence oftwowitnesses.

JAMES N. FIRTH. JOSEPH T. FIRTH.

\Vitnesses:

EDWARD J. OoLLINs,

HARRY V. QUAIDQ

